Means and appliance for effecting lighting of incandescent or like burners of street or other gas-lamps.



No. 651,708. Patentedlune |2,l900. G. F. L. FGULGER & J. G. GLDVER.MEANS AND APPLIANCE FUR EFFECTING LIGHTING 0F INCANDESCENT 0R LIKEBURNERS OF STREET 0R OTHER GAS LAMPS.

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GEORGE E. L. EOULGEEAND JOHN GEORGE GLovEE, or LONDON,

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MEANS AND APPLIANCE FOR EFFECTING LIGHTING 0F INCANDESCENT 0RLIKEEURNERS 0F STREET OR OTHER GAS-LAMPS.

SPECIFICATON fOIm'ing part 0f `il'aettels Patent NO. 651,708, datedJulie 12, 1900. Application tiled January 19, 1900. Serial No. 2,003.(No model.)

To all whom, it may conceive.-

Be it known that we, GEORGE-FREDERICK LOMBE FOULGER, residing at TheCommon, Upper Clapton, London, and JOHN GEORGE GLOVER, residing at 211iSt. John street, Clerkenwell, London, England, subjects of the Queen ofGreat Britain, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMeans and Appliances for Effecting the Lighting ot' Incandescent or LikeBurners of Street or other Gas-Lamps, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has for its object the em ployment of a flexibleWick-tube of an oil or spirit lamp so arranged within a lamplighterstorch-frame that by a push or other movement of a rod or the like theflexible wicktube can be projected from above the top end of thetorch-frame and be allowed to fall over and above an incandescent burnerfor lighting the gas, the flexible wick-tube being then drawn back to beWithin the torch-frame, so that the lamplighter can carry the torch fromlamp to lamp in the usual manner, the flexible Wick-tube being projectedWithin each lamp in succession. The flexible Wick-tube is an extensionfrom the oil-reservoir by which the torch-light is kept burning, and toinsure the flexible wick-tube falling or drooping over in the properdirection when projected We purpose weightin g itin any desirablemanner; but if not Weighted its fall over or droop can be readilyadjusted over the mantle.

Our invention is shown on the annexed drawings.

Figure 1 is a part-sectional elevation of' the upper end of alamplighters torch with the flexible Wick-tube and flame-shieldinclosed; Fig. 2, an exterior elevation of the same with the flexiblewick-tube and llame-shield pushed out and leaning over from above thetorchframe; Fig. 3, a part-sectional elevation of the handle end of thetorch, showing the handhold or slider-lug; Fig. 4, an elevation ofl`lamplighters torch complete, reduced scale.

A is a hollow stick; B, an oil-tank; C, a vent to same; D, a flexiblewick-tube secured in screw-head E; F, a guide-cone rat upper end offlexible wick-tube D G, a burner; I'I,

a flame-'shield secured to burner-neck I; J, a cone-shaped edge at upperpart of flameshield; K, a top cap with centrally-apertured ferrule L,fixing an asbestos cushion or guard Mon the flame-shield H; P, aperforated wind-guard to protect the flame while the torch is beingcarried; Q, a ro'd connecting oil-tank B to handheld or slider R, whichis to be moved up and down by hand and guided by the slot S in hollowstick A, the

slider R being connected by screw-pin T to "lower end of rod Q.

When the torch is carried in the ordinary way, such as forlighting openllamesot street and like lamps, and where the torch-head can be putclose to the burner to light the gas from the oil-flame, no motion ofthe slider 13 is necessary; but with lamps having incandescent mantles,whether surrounded by a glass chimney or left exposed, the head of thetorch must be kept elearof the gas-burner during the lighting operation,the mantles being so fragile that if touched they break or drop topowder and are rendered useless as light-giving media.' By our inventionsuch gas-lamps can be lighted with safety.

To protect incandescent flames from sudden `gushes of Wind, the bottomof the lanternframe is provided with a fall-down flap, which has to beraised before the torch can be inserted into the lantern, and to preventinjury to the flap and concussion to the lantern or its burner weprovide our flame-shield K with an asbestos cushion M, and after thehead of the torch hasfbeon passed into the lantern an upraising actionon the slider R and rod Q by the lamplighter causes the flameshield Hand the flexible wick-tube D to project beyond the upper end of thetorch-stick A, the weight of the flame-shield H then gradually incliningtoward the middle of the lantern and over the incandescent mantlethrough the flexibility of the wick-tube D, as indicated at Fig. 2, theoil-tank being still Within the head of the hollow stick A. The gasbeing on in the lantern then comes into contact with oil-flame andflashes back to light the Bunsen flame within the mantle. By a downwardaction on the slider R and rod Q the oil-tank B is lowered, and also theflexible wick-tube D, which tube D slides downwardly in the head of thestick A until they cone F bears against the top edge of the stick A toincline and guide the tube D into avertical position, the lowering beingcontinued until the ferruleLrests upon the topV edge, as indicated atFig. 1.

v What we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,-

1. Inl a lamplighters torch, the combination with the hollow stick, ofan oil-tank slidably mounted therein,.a flexible Wicktube carried bysaid oil-tank, a burner attat-hed to the upper end of said wick-tube,and means for sliding the burner and wicktube into and out of the openend of the hollow stick, substantially as described.

2. Ina lamplighters torch, the combination with the hollow stick havingan open upper en d, of an oil-tank slidably mounted therein, a flexiblewick-tube carried by saidvoil-tank, a burner attached to the upper endof said wick-tube, a .,vuiding-eonev Vattached to the Wick-tube belowthe burner, and means for sliding the burner and wick-tube into and outof theopen upper end ofthe hol` low stick, substantially as described'.

3. In a lamplighters torch, the combination with the hollow stick, of anoil -tank slidably mounted therein, a flexible wick- `tube carried bysaid oil-tank, a burner attached to the upper end of said lwick-tube, a

perforated shield surrounding the bu rner, an asbestos disk upon the topof said shield, and

means forsliding the burner and wick-tube into and out of the upper endof the hollow stick, substantially as described.

4. In a lamplighters torch, the combinad tionl with the hollow stickhaving an open upper end, of an oil-tank slidably mounted 1, therein, aexible wick-tube carried by said oi'ltank, a burner attached to theupper end upper end, of an oil-tank'slidably mounted therein, alexiblewick-tube carried by said p oil-tank, a burner attached to the upper end=of said wick-tube, a guiding-cone attached to the wick-tube below theburner, and an operating-rod located within the hollow stick andattached at its upper end to the oil-tank 4and' having its lower endprovided with a Vlinger-piece, whereby the burner and flexi- 1 blewick-tube may be moved into and out of 4 the upper end of the hollowstick, substantially as described.`

6. In a lamplighters torch, thefcombinaition with the hollow stickhaving an open upper end, of an oil-tank slidably mounted therein, aIiexible wick-tube carried by said oil-tank, a burner attached to theupper end ofrsaid wick-tube, a perforated shield surroundingthe burner,an asbestos disk car- ;ried by the top of said shieldfan operating- `rodlocated Within the hollow stick and atj-tached at its upper end to theoil-tank, and a fingenpiece attached to the lower end of said flrod,whereby the burner andA flexible tube g may be moved into and out of theopen end of the `hollow stick, substantially as de- ;scribed.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto setour hands in presence ot' twosubscribing wit- 'nesses.

GEORGE F. L. FOULGER. JOHN GEORGE GLOVER. Witnesses:

' RICHARD CORE GARDNER,

l WM. O. BROWN.

